Portal:Republic of the Congo
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The Republic of the Congo (French: République du Congo; Kongo: Repubilika ya Kongo; Lingala: Republiki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, Little Congo, or simply the Congo, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly known as Zaire), the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.
The region was dominated by Bantu tribes, who built trade links leading into the Congo River basin. The republic is a former French colony.[1] Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo. The People's Republic of the Congo was a Marxist-Leninist single-party state from 1970 to 1991. Multiparty elections have been held since 1992, although a democratically elected government was ousted in the 1997 Republic of the Congo Civil War.
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Pointe-Noire is the second largest city in the Republic of the Congo, and an autonomous Department since 2004. Before this date it was the capital of the Kouilou region (now department). It is the main commercial centre of the country and has a population of 715,334 (2007)[1]. It is situated on a headland between Pointe-Noire Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
The city's climate is hot and humid. September and October experience somewhat less rainfall than other months.
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- ↑ Willy Mbossa, "Cinquantenaire de l'indépendance : aperçu biographique de Joachim Yhombi-Opango", Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, 14 August 2010 (French).
Wikinews Republic of the Congo portal
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A Congolese lady.
- ...that the current president Denis Sassou Nguesso rose to power through a civil war...
- ...that the country's capital is named after a Franco-Italian explorer...
- ...that the Congo-Ocean Railway was once closed for six years due to a civil war ...
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